Dec 08, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NUT 5100 - Introduction to Community and Public Health (3)


When Offered: Fall
Course provides an introduction to community and public health and the role of the Public Health Nutrition professional. Emphasis will be on definition, identification and prevention of nutrition related disease, as well as improving health of a population by improving nutrition with emphases on rural and global communities. Health disparities including malnutrition and other conditions will be discussed on societal, economic, and environmental levels.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Nutrition Program or the graduate certificate in Public Health Nutrition Practice or permission of the program director.